Berthoud is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while University is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Berthoud Spartans will take on the University Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went Berthoud's way against Weld Central as Berthoud made off with a 13-1 victory.
Meanwhile, University made easy work of Basalt on Friday and carried off a 14-5 win.
Kaleb Tejada was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Tejada was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Scott Thompson looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Will Korby was excellent, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Jacob Cruz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Berthoud's victory bumped their record up to 20-1. As for University, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Berthoud suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to University in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Berthoud, Riggs Towle (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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